Welcome to the Doctoral Degree Graduation Ceremony 2011 on September 23

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) honours the 61 doctors who were awarded their doctoral degrees during the academic year 2010/2011. The graduation ceremony will be held in the Arabidopsis Auditorium in the Biotechnology Building and is open to everyone. Dress code - semi formal.

Sowing the seeds of knowledgeAfter the ceremony in Arabidopsis auditorium, doctors and the audience proceed to the lobby, where the doctors will "sow the seeds of knowledge".

This is a symbolic act representing research and sciences and their ability to grow, mature and bear fruits and ultimately new seeds, similarly to the life cycle of plant seeds.

The ceremony starts in Arabidopsis auditorium in the Biotechnology Building at 2 p.m. on Friday 23 September and ends approximately at 3.30 p.m., when the doctors and their invited guests proceed to the banquet in the Economy Building.